EF-2 tornado touches down in Port Arthur, Jasper County experiences major flooding following overnight storms

passed through Southeast Texas overnight and into Wednesday morning leaving behind power outages, damage and flooding in portions of Southeast Texas.

Callers will need to leave a message with their address, information about their damage and contact information.Heavy damage was also reported a block away in the 1900 block of Thomas in Port Arthur.At 5:44 a.m. the tornado was extended to 6:15 a.m. and specifically mentioned Port Arthur, Groves and Port Neches.Major flooding has been reported around Kirbyville.

Jasper County first responders have been doing search and rescue since calls for help began coming at about 2 a.m. he said.Area fire departments, Texas Task Force One and Texas Parks & Wildlife are working together Allen said.The American Red Cross has opened a shelter at Empowerment Church located at 3600 Memorial Boulevard beginning at 4:00 p.m. Residents seeking assistance should contact the Red Cross at 832-1644 for additional details.

To travel around the city they advise drivers going Northbound to take Highway 96 N to FM 82, right to Highway 87, then north to Highway 190. If you rely on anything that's battery-operated or power dependent, such as a medical device, have a backup plan.

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